What can one expect from adding Hydrogen-Rich Water to their diet?

Hydrogen Rich Water...

...lubricates joints and muscles; our body is 70% water
...keeps our minds alert; the brain is over 70% water needing hydration to function
...helps the body absorb nutrients
...aids in circulation and digestion
...helps regulate body temperature
...detoxifies cells and the body whole
...improves blood pressure, decreases headaches, arthritic symptoms, back pain and chronic illness symptoms
...decreases the risk of colon cancer, bladder cancer and breast cancer

Many people also lose weight. In the U.K., the Hydrogen Stick is also referred to as the Diet Stick or Beauty Stick!

How is all this possible?

At first glance it would seem this is too good to be true. How can a little stick do all this? The truth is it does not actually do any of these things- the body does. The stick merely enhances water to be of more use to the body, thus allowing the body to do more.

There are four direct mechanisms involved that allow for these benefits:

Hydrogen- Becomes an anti-oxidant, reducing damages in the body, thus also ultimately reducing immune system workload.

Hydrogen- Literally fuels the ATP engine that powers every cell in the body. More fuel means more work can be done, less food needs to be eaten, and less food further reduces the oxidative load the body has to deal with.

Smaller Water Cluster Size- Appropriate electrical charge in water causes water molecules to form smaller groups and allows for easier hydration and transport of vitamins and minerals.

Higher pH, More Alkaline- This is simple to understand as disease only forms in overly acidic conditions (lower pH). These conditions are caused by lifestyle and diet. Most people are overly acidic. Anything we can do help buffer these acidic conditions will be beneficial.

Hidemitsu HAYASHI, M.D., Water Institute, and Munenori KAWAMURA, M.D., Kyowa Medical Clinic

In November 1995 I presented a hypothesis known by the title: ‘Water Regulating Theory (Hayashi's Model)' in a US health magazine. It says that active oxygen could be scavenged or reduced by atomic hydrogen, which results in production of H2O to give again a birthplace for every life form.

My hypothesis was born from the clinical observation study in our clinic. Since May 1985 we have confirmed thousands of clinical improvements, obtained solely by exchanging drinking (as well as cooking water) from tap water to reduced water (hydrogen rich water). Those improvements were very exciting and some of them were considered to be miraculous at that time, when Shirahata's paper was not yet submitted. It should be remembered that such putrefied metabolites are the same ones which are produced as a result of putrefaction of protein. The difference lies only in the fact that the former putrefaction process is brought about by intestinal microbes, whereas the latter is brought about by airborne microbes. Based on these facts, I proposed a hypothesis ‘Pre-and posthepatic Organ Theory' in 1988, 1989 & 1990 at the International Symposium on ‘Man and His Environment in Health and Disease' held at Dallas, Texas, USA.

I stated that, as it is impossible to purify the polluted water in the St. Laurence River without purifying the polluted water in Lake Ontario, so it should be impossible to improve the disorders of posthepatic organs, without trying to improve the disorder of prehepatic organs, namely putrefaction in gastrointestinal tract. Such clinical experiences have led us to recognize that reduced water is not only effective for restoration of intestinal flora metabolism, but also could be effective in scavenging active oxygen. Our clinical observation data, and my hypothesis, were delivered to Prof. Shirahata in April 1996 and his research has since started.

Shirahata's paper means that cell metabolism, either microbial or cancerous, depends on its intracellular water, namely cell metabolism. This can vary according to the property of intracellular water, i.e. hydrogen-rich or not. And even cancer cells might lose their characteristic feature of unlimited proliferation when they are immersed in hydrogen-rich water, originated and developed in Japan, but totally unknown in the past throughout the world. The solution might now be in our hands. Our ‘new water' should be the first choice for all of us to take, as has been suggested by Happe, Shirahata and ourselves.

Case study presentations showed improvements of diabetes, hepatoma & atopic dermatitis. Now, there could be no wonder why such clinical improvements have been obtained. In short, the ‘ invisible reaction' of active hydrogen against active oxygen was regulated at first. As a result of it, ‘visible reaction', so-called clinical exam data as well as clinical symptoms have been improved.

Clinical Improvements Obtained From Intake Of Hydrogen-Rich Water (1985-2000)

Hayashi, Hidemitsu, M.D., Water Institute, & Kawamura, Munenori, M.D., Kyowa Medical Clinic

• Improvement of general malaise, chronic constipation & diarrhea as well as persistent diarrhea after gastric resection
• Improvement of dehydration in infants with vomiting and diarrhea caused by viral infection
• Improvement of hyperbilirubinemia in newborns
  
• Improvement of blood sugar and HbA1c levels in diabetes
• Improvement of peripheral circulation in diabetic gangrene
  
• Improvement of liver function in hepatic diseases, cirrhosis of liver, hepatitis
  
• Improvement of uric acid levels in gout
• Improvement of cholesterol levels;
  
• Improvement of gastroduodenal ulcers and prevention of recurrences
  
• Improvement of hypertensive or hypotensive disorders
• Improvement of hypersensitive disorders; urticaria (hives), atopic dermatitis, asthma, etc.
  
• Improvement of autoimmune disorders; rheumatism, collagen disease, SLE, etc.
• Improvement of dismenorrhea, menopause symptoms
  
• Improvement of malignant tumors; hepatoma, cancers, etc.
• Improvement of specific diseases; Behcet Syndrome, Crohn Disease, Kawasaki's Disease, ulcerative colitis
• Experiences of pregnant women who took hydrogen-rich water during their pregnancy; almost no emesis, smooth delivery, slight jaundice, enough lactation, smooth and satisfactory growth of newborns

The Ministry of Health and Welfare in Japan announced in 1965 that the intake of reduced water is effective for restoration of intestinal flora metabolism.

Hayashi, Hidemitsu, M.D.